United Kingdom Various composers, Children’s Classic Concerts with the RSNO – Owen and Olly’s Beastly Bash: Owen Gunnell and Oliver Cox (presenters), RSNO Junior Chorus, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Holly Mathieson (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 30.10.2016. (SRT)
UK Concerts
All concert reviews from the UK.
Bochmann Trio Offer Insights into the String Trio Medium Including a Rarity by Holst
United Kingdom Bach, Schubert, Holst, Beethoven: The Bochmann Trio [Michael Bochmann (violin), Carol Hubel-Allen (viola), David Powell (‘cello)], Thirlestaine Gallery, Cheltenham, 28.10.2016. (RJ)
Fascinating and Wide-ranging Recital of Duos for Violin and Viola from Zehetmair and Killius
United Kingdom Gideon Klein, Bernd Alois Zimmermann, Bartók, Mozart: Thomas Zehetmair (violin), Ruth Killius (viola), Wigmore Hall, London, 27,10.2016. (GD)
Hallé Orchestra and Choir Show Tippett’s Child of our Time has Relevance Today
United Kingdom Copland, Britten, Tippett: Sophie Bevan (soprano), Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Mark Padmore (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass-baritone), Hallé Choir, Hallé / Andrew Gourlay (conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 27.10.2016. (MC)
An Impressive Start to the RPO’s Sibelius/Prokofiev Series
United Kingdom Sibelius, Prokofiev: Anna Fedorova (piano), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Alexander Shelley (conductor), Cadogan Hall, London, 25.10.2016. (RB)
Dynamic, Vividly Coloured Martinů 4 from Marković and the BSO
United Kingdom Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Martinů: Alexander Romanovsky (piano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Aleksandar Marković (conductor), Lighthouse, Poole, 26.10.2016. (IL)
Outstanding Iestyn Davies and Thomas Dunford Show Dowland is not ‘semper dolens’
United Kingdom Dowland: Iestyn Davies (countertenor), Thomas Dunford (lute),. Dora Stoutzker Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff, 20.10.2016. (GPu)
Jamie Barton’s Outstanding Wigmore Hall Debut
United Kingdom Turina, Brahms, Dvořák, Ives, Sibelius: Jamie Barton (mezzo-soprano), James Baillieu (piano), Wigmore Hall, London, 23.10.2016. (RB)
